Conrad called the practice of hiring people to fill roles a founder isn't good at, or doesn't want to do, bullshit. "You should find the things that you hate within the company, and you should run towards them and bear hug them and just really take them on and focus on those things, because those are the things that are probably going to kill you... I've definitely seen that in myself, and the things that you really hate, like, that's where you should spend all your time."
When Ashley Tyrner, the founder and CEO of FarmboxRx, pitched VCs, they told her to pivot to being a meal kit company, the hot trend of the time. She's glad she ignored that advice, believing in her original vision rather than conforming to external pressures. This lesson highlights that not all advice from VCs is aligned with a startup's true mission, and founders should remain steadfast in their unique ideas even when industry trends suggest otherwise.
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